Taxon: Helianthus petiolaris Nutt. subsp. petiolaris

Summary

Genus:

Helianthus

Family:

Asteraceae (alt. Compositae)

Subfamily:

Asteroideae

Tribe:

Heliantheae

Nomen number:

300257

Verified:

03/08/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

166 (133 active, 127 available) in National Plant Germplasm System. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Helianthus petiolaris Nutt. (33 active accession[s])
Helianthus petiolaris Nutt. subsp. fallax Heiser (62 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Autonym(s)
Helianthus petiolaris Nutt. var. petiolaris

Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

Beckstrom-Sternberg, S. M. et al. 1991. Gene lineage analysis in populations of Helianthus niveus and H. petiolaris (Asteraceae). Pl. Syst. Evol. 175:125-138.
Cronquist, A. et al. 1972-. Intermountain flora.
FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):56.
Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: higher plants of California
Kaya, Y. 2014. Chapter 13. Sunflower. In: Pratap, A. & J. Kumar, Alien gene transfer in crop plants, volume 2. Achievements and impacts 281-315.
Rieseberg, L. H. et al. 1990. Molecular tests of the hypothesized hybrid origin of two diploid Helianthus species (Asteraceae). Evolution 44:1498-1511.
Rieseberg, L. H. et al. 1999. Introgression between the cultivated sunflower and a sympatric wild relative, Helianthus petiolaris (Asteraceae). Int. J. Pl. Sci. 160:102-108. Note: included samples of four population of Helianthus petiolaris from Canada, Colorado and North Dakota
Rogers, C. E. et al. 1982. Sunflower species of the United States 12-13.
Timme, R. E. et al. 2007. High-resolution phylogeny for Helianthus (Asteraceae) using the 18S-26S ribosomal DNA external transcribed spacer. Amer. J. Bot. 94:1837-1852.

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	petioled sunflower			1	Rogers, C. E. et al. 1982. Sunflower species of the United States 12-13.

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Iowa		Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):56.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Kansas		Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):56.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Minnesota		Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):56.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Missouri		Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):56.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Nebraska		Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):56.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	North Dakota		Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):56.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Oklahoma		Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):56.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota		Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):56.
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	Wisconsin		Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):56.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana	s.	Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):56.
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming		Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):56.
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas		Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):56.
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Arkansas	Crawford & Phillips Cos.	Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas
1	Native	Northern America	Southeastern U.S.A.	United States	Louisiana	Caddo & Jackson Parishes	Gandhi, K. N. & R. D. Thomas. 1989. Asteraceae of Louisiana
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta	s.	Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):56.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Manitoba	s.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Saskatchewan	s.	Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):56.
4	Naturalized	Northern America		Canada		e.	FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
4	Naturalized	Northern America		United States		e.	Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):56.
4	Naturalized	Southern America	Southern South America	Argentina			Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.

Native
Northern America

WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Saskatchewan (s.), Alberta (s.), Manitoba (s.)]
NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wisconsin]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Montana (s.), Wyoming]
SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arkansas (Crawford & Phillips Cos.), Louisiana (Caddo & Jackson Parishes)]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Texas]

Naturalized
Northern America

REGION: Canada (e.), United States (e.)

Southern America

SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina

Reference(s)

FNA Editorial Committee. 1993-. Flora of North America.
Gandhi, K. N. & R. D. Thomas. 1989. Asteraceae of Louisiana
Heiser, C. B., Jr. et al. 1969. The North American sunflowers (Helianthus). Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 22(3):56.
Smith, E. B. 1978. An atlas and annotated list of the vascular plants of Arkansas
Zuloaga, F. O. & O. Morrone, eds. 1996, 1999. Catálogo de las plantas vasculares de la República Argentina. I. Pteridophyta, Gymnospermae y Angiospermae (Monocotyledonae), II. Dicotyledonae. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 60, 74.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=300257. Accessed 10 May 2026.